Well and it also is a circle. If Taiwan is invaded, it's chip supply is disrupted. Defending Taiwan is easier without having to defend fabs and your enemy knowi

Well and it also is a circle. If Taiwan is invaded, it's chip supply is disrupted. Defending Taiwan is easier without having to defend fabs and your enemy knowing that you will do so. It is also easier if you don't have a shortage of chips at home. Given the role China starts to have in electronics, if they want to start a war with the west they would start it by depriving us of chips that we would need for military equipment.